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Electricity Act 1989

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36C Variation of consents under section 36

(1) The person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a section 36 consent may make an application to the appropriate authority for the consent to be varied. (2) Regulations may make provision about the variation of a section 36 consent, including in particular provision about— (a) the making and withdrawal of applications; (b) fees; (c) publicity and consultation requirements; (d) rights to make representations; (e) public inquiries; (f) consideration of applications. (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may provide for any statutory provision applicable to the grant of a section 36 consent to apply with specified modifications to the variation of a section 36 consent. (4) On an application for a section 36 consent to be varied, the appropriate authority may make such variations to the consent as appear to the authority to be appropriate, having regard (in particular) to— (a) the applicant's reasons for seeking the variation; (b) the variations proposed; (c) any objections made to the proposed variations, the views of consultees and the outcome of any public inquiry. (5) Regulations may make provision treating, for prescribed purposes, a section 36 consent varied under this section as granted in its varied form when the original consent was granted (rather than when the variation was made). (5A) Regulations may provide that, where the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate authority, applications under this section are to be determined by a person appointed by the Welsh Ministers for that purpose. (6) In this section— “the appropriate authority” means— the Scottish Ministers, in a case where the section 36 consent relates to a generating station (or proposed generating station) in Scotland; the Welsh Ministers, in a case where the section 36 consent relates to a generating station (or proposed generating station) in Welsh waters that does not or will not when constructed or extended exceed 350 megawatts; the Marine Management Organisation, in a case where the section 36 consent was granted by it and does not relate to a generating station (or proposed generating station) in Welsh waters that does not or will not when constructed or extended exceed 350 megawatts; the Secretary of State, in any other case; “regulations” means regulations made by— the Scottish Ministers, in the case of section 36 consents relating to generating stations (or proposed generating stations) in Scotland; the Welsh Ministers, in the case of section 36 consents relating to generating stations (or proposed generating stations) in Welsh waters that do not or will not when constructed or extended exceed 350 megawatts; the Secretary of State, in any other case; “Scotland” has the same meaning as in section 32(2) (see section 32(3)); “section 36 consent” means a consent granted under section 36 (construction, extension or operation of generating station), whenever granted; “statutory provision” means a provision of or made under an Act, whenever passed or made; and for this purpose “Act” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament and an Act of the Assembly. "Welsh waters” has the meaning given in section 36.

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36C Variation of consents under section 36

(1) The person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a section 36 consent may make an application to the appropriate authority for the consent to be varied. (2) Regulations may make provision about the variation of a section 36 consent, including in particular provision about— (a) the making and withdrawal of applications; (b) fees; (c) publicity and consultation requirements; (d) rights to make representations; (e) public inquiries; (f) consideration of applications. (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may provide for any statutory provision applicable to the grant of a section 36 consent to apply with specified modifications to the variation of a section 36 consent. (4) On an application for a section 36 consent to be varied, the appropriate authority may make such variations to the consent as appear to the authority to be appropriate, having regard (in particular) to— (a) the applicant's reasons for seeking the variation; (b) the variations proposed; (c) any objections made to the proposed variations, the views of consultees and the outcome of any public inquiry. (5) Regulations may make provision treating, for prescribed purposes, a section 36 consent varied under this section as granted in its varied form when the original consent was granted (rather than when the variation was made). (5A) Regulations may provide that, where the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate authority, applications under this section are to be determined by a person appointed by the Welsh Ministers for that purpose. (6) In this section— “the appropriate authority” means— the Scottish Ministers, in a case where the section 36 consent relates to a generating station (or proposed generating station) in Scotland; the Welsh Ministers, in a case where the section 36 consent relates to a generating station (or proposed generating station) in Welsh waters that does not or will not when constructed or extended exceed 350 megawatts; the Marine Management Organisation, in a case where the section 36 consent was granted by it and does not relate to a generating station (or proposed generating station) in Welsh waters that does not or will not when constructed or extended exceed 350 megawatts; the Secretary of State, in any other case; “regulations” means regulations made by— the Scottish Ministers, in the case of section 36 consents relating to generating stations (or proposed generating stations) in Scotland; the Welsh Ministers, in the case of section 36 consents relating to generating stations (or proposed generating stations) in Welsh waters that do not or will not when constructed or extended exceed 350 megawatts; the Secretary of State, in any other case; “Scotland” has the same meaning as in section 32(2) (see section 32(3)); “section 36 consent” means a consent granted under section 36 (construction, extension or operation of generating station), whenever granted; “statutory provision” means a provision of or made under an Act, whenever passed or made; and for this purpose “Act” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament and an Act of the Assembly. "Welsh waters” has the meaning given in section 36.

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